My Post-Op Diet
I notice a lot of people just dive right in because their surgeons do not provide them with a structured post-op diet. Here is what was prescribed to me. I am only half-way through the full liquid period right now, but here again, I have had no complications or trouble and I attribute it to this diet.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GASTRIC SLEEVE PATIENTS POST OP
FIRST 3 WEEKS:
First week (Day 1-7) at least 7 days
Only clear liquids
- Fruit juices (no fruit nectars, please!) diluted with water, half and half Apple juice
- Gatorade or Pedyalite (any flavor)
- Special K protein water
- Vitamin water
- Water
- Tea (herbal)
- Clear broth
- Popsicles
Second and third week (Day 7-21)
Day 7-8: Begin with nonfat drinkable yogurt 1⁄2 cup servings, with no pieces of fruit on it.
Day 7-10: Add liquid protein to the regimen, at least 30 g of protein a day
Examples of protein drinks that can be used:
- Optifast
- Isopure (both at GNC)
- Carb solutions
- EAS
- Designer Whey Protein
- Body for Life Protein
- Glucerna
- Slim Fast Optima
- Met Mrx
Day 7-11: Add creamy soups (no chunks) If you can’t drink it don’t eat it.
Week 4 Begin with soft foods (22-28)
- Tuna
- Lowfat cottage chease
- Oatmeal
- Apple sauce
- Ensure pudding
- Puree veggies
- Mashed potatoes
Week 6 : increase food as tolerated, chew thoroughly, eat slowly NO CARBONATED DRINKS
Take small sips, don’t chug.
Use a tablespoon at first.
Drink only what you can.
Do not force feed.
Do not take more than half a cup at a time.
Meds should be cut up or mashed.
Take your vitamins each day vitamins each day.
The idea is to not expand the stomach pouch. During the fist week, you will NOT be physically hungry (careful with the mental hunger). If you feel lethargic, or very, very weak, it’s because you are dehydrated, call
IMPORTANT CHANGES:
1. Never combine solids with liquids. Liquids should be taken one hour later after your meal. Suck on an ice cube if you are thirsty.
2. No Carbonated drinks. They can make your pouch to stretch.
3. Avoid high calorie drinks, juices, frappuccinos, milkshakes, alcohol ... or you won’t be able to lose weight. Or you can easily “dump"
4. Sit down for a meal and take at least 20 minutes for yourself.
5. Take small bites.
6. CHEW!!!! 30 chews per bite.
7. Avoid Productive burping (P’bing):
- Eating too fast and not chewing food properly
- Eating solid food too soon after the surgery
- Drinking liquids with the meals or right after eating
- Eating too much at a meal
8. If anything gets stuck, stop eating, wait for it to burp up and don’t eat again. Resume your meal later.
9. Always cook with Pam or “I can’t believe it’s not butter" cooking spray.
10. Eat three meals a day (SOLIDS, NO PROTEIN SHAKES).
11. Each plate should have a serving of protein, green veggies, fruit and grain, and one serving of fat.
12. If you feel restricted in the morning, drink something warm prior to your breakfast.
13. If you do not exercise use a pedometer (Big 5 or Wal-Mart) and take 10,000 steps a day.
14. Resume with your exercise 3 weeks after your surgery.
Clear liquids: Broth, Gatorade, pedyalite, diluted apple juice, protein water, popsicles
Full liquids: protein shakes, creamy soups no chunks,
Soft diet: oatmeal, toast, crackers, tuna, mashed potatoes, puree vegetables, lowfat cottage cheese, apple sauce,
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GASTRIC SLEEVE PATIENTS POST OP
FIRST 3 WEEKS:
First week (Day 1-7) at least 7 days
Only clear liquids
- Fruit juices (no fruit nectars, please!) diluted with water, half and half Apple juice
- Gatorade or Pedyalite (any flavor)
- Special K protein water
- Vitamin water
- Water
- Tea (herbal)
- Clear broth
- Popsicles
Second and third week (Day 7-21)
Day 7-8: Begin with nonfat drinkable yogurt 1⁄2 cup servings, with no pieces of fruit on it.
Day 7-10: Add liquid protein to the regimen, at least 30 g of protein a day
Examples of protein drinks that can be used:
- Optifast
- Isopure (both at GNC)
- Carb solutions
- EAS
- Designer Whey Protein
- Body for Life Protein
- Glucerna
- Slim Fast Optima
- Met Mrx
Day 7-11: Add creamy soups (no chunks) If you can’t drink it don’t eat it.
Week 4 Begin with soft foods (22-28)
- Tuna
- Lowfat cottage chease
- Oatmeal
- Apple sauce
- Ensure pudding
- Puree veggies
- Mashed potatoes
Week 6 : increase food as tolerated, chew thoroughly, eat slowly NO CARBONATED DRINKS
Take small sips, don’t chug.
Use a tablespoon at first.
Drink only what you can.
Do not force feed.
Do not take more than half a cup at a time.
Meds should be cut up or mashed.
Take your vitamins each day vitamins each day.
The idea is to not expand the stomach pouch. During the fist week, you will NOT be physically hungry (careful with the mental hunger). If you feel lethargic, or very, very weak, it’s because you are dehydrated, call
IMPORTANT CHANGES:
1. Never combine solids with liquids. Liquids should be taken one hour later after your meal. Suck on an ice cube if you are thirsty.
2. No Carbonated drinks. They can make your pouch to stretch.
3. Avoid high calorie drinks, juices, frappuccinos, milkshakes, alcohol ... or you won’t be able to lose weight. Or you can easily “dump"
4. Sit down for a meal and take at least 20 minutes for yourself.
5. Take small bites.
6. CHEW!!!! 30 chews per bite.
7. Avoid Productive burping (P’bing):
- Eating too fast and not chewing food properly
- Eating solid food too soon after the surgery
- Drinking liquids with the meals or right after eating
- Eating too much at a meal
8. If anything gets stuck, stop eating, wait for it to burp up and don’t eat again. Resume your meal later.
9. Always cook with Pam or “I can’t believe it’s not butter" cooking spray.
10. Eat three meals a day (SOLIDS, NO PROTEIN SHAKES).
11. Each plate should have a serving of protein, green veggies, fruit and grain, and one serving of fat.
12. If you feel restricted in the morning, drink something warm prior to your breakfast.
13. If you do not exercise use a pedometer (Big 5 or Wal-Mart) and take 10,000 steps a day.
14. Resume with your exercise 3 weeks after your surgery.
Clear liquids: Broth, Gatorade, pedyalite, diluted apple juice, protein water, popsicles
Full liquids: protein shakes, creamy soups no chunks,
Soft diet: oatmeal, toast, crackers, tuna, mashed potatoes, puree vegetables, lowfat cottage cheese, apple sauce,
I would agree with that after you finish your post-op diet plan from your surgeon. I will not even talk to a nutritionist until after I get back to solid foods. The amount of oatmeal/potatoes you can eat during the post op phase is so insignificant that it probably cannot hurt you. There are health benefits to both. Potassium from the potatoes and the antioxidants from the oatmeal.
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